Domynick

Day 1 Journal Entry
This morning I started out in Kansas City, KS. I stopped at Shell gas station to get gas, bag of chips, and some hot chocolate. Then I drove around the city and went to the border of Kansas and Missouri. It had a spectacular view. I even saw a Largemouth Bass jump and almost ate somebody’s bobber.

Then I went to the Kansas City Wizards stadium. There I met Eric Kronberg from U.S.A., Ryan Smith from U.K., and Zoltan Hercegfalvi. Eric plays goalie, Ryan plays mid-fielder, and Zoltan plays forward. After I talked with them I met up with head coach Peter Vermes. I asked him some questions like “ Who do you think will be the leader of the team this year?” When I was done talking with Peter he gave me a schedule and a picture of the stadium he even gave me a Ryan Smith jersey.

For the last part of the day I went to Overland Park. When I got there I went to Rio Theatre to watch Old Dogs. For supper I went to Steakhouse & Saloon. Then I went and checked into Super 8. When I got unpacked I went swimming. When I got back to the room and watched the Sandlot. I finally went to bed at 10:00 p.m.

Day 2 Journal Entry
After I got a jelly filled doughnut and went to Lawrence. I stopped at Allen Field house. The University of Kansas J- Hawks play basketball. When I was there I got to tour the Campus, but I didn't get to go inside because there was classes going on. For the last part in Lawrence I watched a J- Hawks game. Sherron Collins scored 33 points.

Next I went to the Capital Building. I met the governor Mark Parkinson and some senators. i got to sit in the governor's chair in his office. In one of the hallways there was a plaque that said Kansas' motto. The motto is Ad Astra Per Aspara, which means through the stars even through difficulties. The population of Kansas is around 2,800,000.

For the last part of the day I went to Topeka Roadrunner Rink. When I got there I met head and assistant coach Scott Langer and R.J. Enga. I got a schedule and they said try to make it to one of our games. They wanted me to come so badly they even gave two free tickets. Today was one of the best days of my life!

Day 3 Journal Entry
I had a late night last night so I didn’t wake up when my alarm went off. Since I was in a big hurry I had to have toast for breakfast. I jumped in my car and headed off to Humboldt to birth place of Walter Perry Johnson. Humboldt was founded 1857. It was named after an explorer Baron Von Humboldt. To find out more about Walter Perry Johnson, I went to the Humboldt Historical Museum. I found out that he played on the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League.

I learned a lot about Walter Perry Johnson, but I have to go to Elk City State Park. I past it the first time I tried to get there. When I got there it was full of animals. The animals have over 12,000 acres to run around in. When I was walking the trails I saw a bald Eagle, Deer, Hawks, and a lot of Bison.

Day 4 Journal Entry
To start off this wonderful day I went to Wichita to find out information about Gale Sayers. He was born May 30th, 1943. His nickname growing up was the Kansas Comet. He grew up and played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears. A great book about him is My Life and Times Sayers. Today I learned a lot about Gale Sayers, but I have to go to The Art Museum now.

When I arrived at the museum at 1400 West Museum Boulevard. It was a spectacular view on the outside now I can’t wait to get in the inside. It was busy there because Wichita is the biggest city in Kansas. There were some cool exhibits my favorite ones were the chandeliers and the statues outside of the museum. The funniest one is the mouse pulling a wagon of cookies. Now it’s time to go learn a president Dwight D. Eisenhower. When I arrived in Abilene I went strait to the museum. The first exhibit I saw was a wax statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower. I learned that he wasn’t only a president he was also a military commander. His mother’s name was Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower. He was born in Denison, Texas. Now I just got to Holiday Inn. The last part of the day Is get ready for bed and get in a deep snooze.

To start off the day I went to Manhattan. It was founded in 1855. When I got there, I went to Kansas State University. It was founded on February 16, 1863. The campus was huge! It covered 664 acres of northern Manhattan. I learned that NASA has carried some of the universities experiments on board with them. Manhattan to Fort Riley we go! In 1852 when it opened it was called Camp Center. On June 27, 1853 they changed the name to Fort Riley in honor of Bennett C. Riley. Riley the fort named after him because he was in the U.S. Military. In 1886 & 1887 Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer was stationed at the fort. Now I’m going to the Santa Fe Trail Museum. The museum is in Larned Kansas, and Larned is located in Pawnee County. Larned is southwest of Great Bend. At the Santa Fe Trail it had a lot of stone Carvings. I’m also going to buy one before I leave. The museum tells when people used it the most and why. It said some important people who walked it.

Day 6 Journal Entry
To start off the day I went to the Gunfighters Wax Museum. The population of Dodge City is 25,175. The address of the museum is 400 West Wyatt Earp Blvd. The zip code of Dodge City is 67801. At the museum I saw a whole bunch of stuff. Some wax figures where Wyatt Earp, Belle Starr, and Davey Crockett. After I was done at the wax museum I went to the Boot Hill Cemetery. Dodge City’s nickname is the Cowboy Capital. Dodge City is also the windiest city in the United States. Boot Hill Cemetery has been there since the 19th century. The cemetery is located in downtown Dodge City By the Boot Hill Museum. For the best part of the day I’m going to Garden City. The reason I’m excited is because I get to go swimming. I get to swim because it’s in the largest concrete swimming pool in the U.S. The pool holds about 2.2 million gallons of water! It was hand dug in 1922!! It has three slides and I went down all of them, but they weren’t the fastest slides I’ve every been on. The yellow on was the fastest and the darkest. Then the blue an the red one were the same.

The 2nd to last place I’m going to stop at this trip is the highest point Mount Sunflower. The height of the hill is 4,039 ft. tall. It is in Weskan which is west of Garden City. It is in Wallace County. When I climbed it I saw bison, humming birds, and a lot of bees. To top it all off when I got to the top I saw a bear with her five cubs. It was amazing the mother was teaching the cubs how to get fish from the stream. When I got back to the bottom I went to the gift store and got a post card and a sunflower bobble head. Then I drove to Goodland and went to Comfort Inn. The reason I drove there is so I don’t have to drive as far tomorrow. I settled in to the leather couch and dozed off watching T.V.

I got up slowly this morning, but I still had time to get ready for the last day of my trip. I went to a restraint and ate some delicious bacon and pancakes. I finished eating and headed off to Prairie Dog State Park. When I got there it was a beautiful view. I could see nature in all its beauty. I walked a couple of the trails where I saw fish jump, bison, and some deer running across the field. When I was done looking at all the animals I went inside. In the gift shop they had a bunch of stuff from animal hides to a tiny pebble. I went with deer antlers for hunting. This was the best trip ever and I wish I could do it again!!